A Night on the Town (Rod Stewart album)
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Released | 18 June 1976 | |||
Recorded | December 1975–April 1976 | |||
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Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 41:19 | |||
Label | Riva, Warner Bros. | |||
Producer | Tom Dowd | |||
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Singles from A Night on the Town | ||||
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Source | Rating |
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Christgau's Record Guide | B[2] |
Rolling Stone | (favourable)[3] |
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A Night on the Town is Rod Stewart's seventh album, released in 1976. The cover art is based on Pierre-Auguste Renoir's painting Bal du moulin de la Galette, with Stewart inserted in the centre in period costume. On 30 June 2009, Rhino reissued the album as a two-disc CD with bonus tracks. A Night on the Town was Stewart's last UK number-one studio album until Time in 2013.
The album is regarded as one of Stewart's finest. "The Killing of Georgie" is one of Stewart's most hard-hitting sets of lyrics, a melancholic tale of a gay friend who is cast out by his family and becomes a sensation in the New York nightlife, only to be murdered by a New Jersey gang during an attempted robbery. Controversial "Tonight's the Night" was a No. 1 hit but was banned by some radio stations due to the very obvious lyrics about sex and loss of virginity. A cover of Cat Stevens' "The First Cut Is the Deepest" was also a success and has since become one of Stewart's signature songs.
Track listing
[edit]Original release
[edit]No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)" | Rod Stewart | 3:54 |
2. | "The First Cut Is the Deepest" | Cat Stevens | 4:31 |
3. | "Fool for You" | Stewart | 3:49 |
4. | "The Killing of Georgie (Part I and II)" | Stewart | 6:28 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "The Balltrap" | Stewart | 4:37 |
2. | "Pretty Flamingo" | Mark Barkan | 3:27 |
3. | "Big Bayou" | Gib Guilbeau | 3:54 |
4. | "The Wild Side of Life" | Arlie Carter, William Warren | 5:09 |
5. | "Trade Winds" | Ralph MacDonald, William Salter | 5:16 |
2009 re-release
[edit]No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)" | 3:56 |
2. | "The First Cut Is the Deepest" | 4:28 |
3. | "Fool for You" | 3:47 |
4. | "The Killing of Georgie (Part I and II)" | 6:22 |
5. | "The Balltrap" | 4:41 |
6. | "Pretty Flamingo" | 3:32 |
7. | "Big Bayou" | 3:55 |
8. | "The Wild Side of Life" | 5:10 |
9. | "Trade Winds" | 5:28 |
10. | "Rosie" | 3:50 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Share" (Studio Outtake) | 4:19 |
2. | "Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)" (Early version) | 3:51 |
3. | "The First Cut Is the Deepest" (Early version) | 3:48 |
4. | "Fool for You" (Early version) | 3:40 |
5. | "The Killing of Georgie (Part I)" (Early version) | 4:22 |
6. | "The Balltrap" (Early version) | 4:40 |
7. | "Pretty Flamingo" (Early version) | 3:26 |
8. | "Big Bayou" (Early version) | 4:13 |
9. | "The Wild Side of Life" (Early version) | 4:47 |
10. | "Trade Winds" (Early version) | 4:44 |
11. | "Rosie" (Early version) | 4:21 |
12. | "Get Back" (From the soundtrack All This and World War II) | 4:05 |
13. | "The Killing Of Georgie [Part II]" ([Alternate Vocals]) | |
14. | "Tonight's The Night [Gonna Be Alright]" ([Spoken Excerpt]) |
Personnel
[edit]- Rod Stewart – vocals
- Donald "Duck" Dunn, Bob Glaub, David Hood, Willie Weeks, Lee Sklar – bass guitar
- Steve Cropper, Billy Peek, Joe Walsh, Jesse Ed Davis, David Lindley, Fred Tackett, Pete Carr – guitar
- John Barlow Jarvis, David Foster, Barry Beckett, J. Smith – keyboards
- Roger Hawkins, Andy Newmark, Al Jackson Jr., Rick Shlosser – drums
- Tommy Vig, Joe Lala – percussion
- Jimmy Horowitz, Mel Lewis, Arif Mardin – string arrangements
- Tower of Power horn section – French horn
- Jerry Jumonville, Plas Johnson – tenor saxophone
Charts
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Weekly charts[edit]
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Year-end charts[edit]
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Certifications and sales
[edit]Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[21] | 6× Platinum | 420,000^ |
Canada (Music Canada)[22] | 2× Platinum | 200,000^ |
Sweden (GLF)[24] | Gold | 50,000[23] |
United Kingdom (BPI)[26] | Platinum | 1,000,000[25] |
United States (RIAA)[27] | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
References
[edit]- ^ Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "A Night on the Town – Rod Stewart". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
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- ^ Dave Marsh (26 August 1976). "Rod Stewart A Night on the Town Album Review". Rolling Stone.
- ^ "Rolling Stone Album Guide". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 5 January 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
- ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 5136a". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
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- ^ "Rod Stewart | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
- ^ "Rod Stewart Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 428. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Top 100 Albums of '76". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Album 1976". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
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- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 429. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Top Selling Albums of 1977 — The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Recorded Music New Zealand. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
- ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1977". Billboard. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1999 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
- ^ "Canadian album certifications – Rod Stewart – A Night on the". Music Canada. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
- ^ "Night on the Town" (PDF). Cash Box. 18 December 1976. p. 47. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
- ^ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1987−1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2011.
- ^ "Rod Stewart - tomorrow the world?" (PDF). Music Week. 19 February 1977. p. 52. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
- ^ "British album certifications – Rod Stewart – A Night on the Town". British Phonographic Industry.
- ^ "American album certifications – Rod Stewart – A Night on the". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 11 November 2019.